IIT Delhi
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About IIT Delhi
According to Wikipedia, IIT Delhi, officially the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, is a public institute of technology located in Delhi, India. It is one of the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology created to be Centres of Excellence for India's training, research and development in science, engineering and technology.
What Is IIT Delhi Known For?
IIT Delhi is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Business
- Education
- Political Science
- Physics
- Economics
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Medical
- Biology
- Religious Studies
- History
- Philosophy
- Communications
- Literature
- Law
- Criminal Justice
- Earth Sciences
- Social Work
- Psychology
- Nursing
- Sociology
- Anthropology
IIT Delhi's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much IIT Delhi's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
IIT Delhi ranks #340 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
IIT Delhi ranks #529 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
IIT Delhi ranks #724 worldwide for influence in Business.
IIT Delhi ranks #1614 worldwide for influence in Education.
IIT Delhi ranks #1350 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
IIT Delhi ranks #655 worldwide for influence in Physics.
IIT Delhi ranks #849 worldwide for influence in Economics.
IIT Delhi ranks #1068 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
IIT Delhi ranks #820 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
IIT Delhi ranks #2299 worldwide for influence in Medical.
IIT Delhi ranks #2379 worldwide for influence in Biology.
IIT Delhi ranks #1998 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
IIT Delhi ranks #2347 worldwide for influence in History.
IIT Delhi ranks #1820 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
IIT Delhi ranks #3789 worldwide for influence in Communications.
IIT Delhi ranks #3375 worldwide for influence in Literature.
IIT Delhi ranks #3425 worldwide for influence in Law.
IIT Delhi ranks #1531 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
IIT Delhi ranks #2636 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
IIT Delhi ranks #1203 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
IIT Delhi ranks #2914 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
IIT Delhi ranks #4149 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesIIT Delhi ranks #2913 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
IIT Delhi ranks #5356 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesWho Are IIT Delhi's Most Influential Alumni?
IIT Delhi's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Computer Science, Engineering, and Physics. Here are some of IIT Delhi's most famous alumni:
- Raghuram Rajan
- An Indian economist and former governor of Reserve Bank of India.
- Subhash Kak
- An Indian computer scientist.
- Lov Grover
- An Indian-American computer scientist.
- Arogyaswami Paulraj
- An Indian-American engineer.
- Meera Nanda
- An Indian philosopher and writer.
- Madhu Sudan
- An Indian computer scientist.
- Soumitra Dutta
- An Indian academic.
- Ashish Nanda
- An Indian educationalist.
- Kiran Bedi
- A Lt. Governor of Puducherry and First woman Indian Police Officer.
- Sugata Mitra
- An Indian computer scientist, best known for his "Hole in the Wall" experiment.
- Shrinivas Kulkarni
- An American astronomer.
- Divya Dwivedi
- A Philosopher.
Who Are IIT Delhi's Most Influential Faculty?
IIT Delhi's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Computer Science, Engineering, and Physics. Here are some of IIT Delhi's most famous faculty:
- Geetam Tiwari
- An Indian engineer.
- Avinash Kumar Agarwal
- An Indian mechanical engineer, tribologist, and professor.
- Ganesh Bagler
- An Indian biologist.
- Yogesh M. Joshi
- An Indian chemical engineer.
- Anindya Dutta
- An Indian-born American biochemist and cancer researcher.
- Vinay Gupta
- An Indian academic.
- Shakeel Ahmed
- An Indian chemist.
